Disinformation Strategies and Tactics
Date: May 28, 2020
Who: Gabrielle Lim, Researcher at the Technology and Social Change Research Project at Harvard's Shorenstein Center Gabrielle Lim is a researcher at the Technology and Social Change Research Project (TaSC) at Harvard’s Shorenstein Center, as well as a fellow with Citizen Lab at the Munk School, University of Toronto. Her research focuses primarily on information controls and security, with a focus on disinformation and media manipulation.
What: Across the world more and more communities are being manipulated by fake news and misinformation. However, most people don't really understand how this is implemented. Join Gabrielle Lim, Researcher at Harvard's Shorenstein Center who will share with us common tactics and strategies used. In addition, learn:
- Case studies from the United States, Iran, and China
- How the life cycle of a media manipulation campaign works
- Research methods for detection, tracking, and attribution
- Factors that need to be considered when proposing counter-measures to combat disinformation and media manipulation
Slide Deck: Coming
